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1950s
Jerry Lee Lewis', "Great Balls of Fire"
Misheard Lyrics:
You broke my grill
Original Lyrics:
You broke my will
 
1960s
Crosby, Stills, and Nash's, "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes "
Misheard Lyrics:
It's getting to the point where I don't cry anymore
Original Lyrics:
It's getting to the point where I'm no fun anymore
The Monkees', "Daydream Believer"
Misheard Lyrics:
(unintelligble) string bikini
Original Lyrics:
Cheer up, sleepy Jean.
The Stone Poneys', "Different Drum"
Misheard Lyrics:
I got my choc(olate)
Original Lyrics:
I got my jobs
 
1970s
ABBA's, "Ring Ring"
Misheard Lyrics:
Ring, ring, I stare at the phone all the while
Original Lyrics:
Ring, ring, I stare at the phone on the wall
Alive & Kicking's, "Tighter And Tighter"
Misheard Lyrics:
Baby you touched a-my soul now
Woman to tow truck tow now
Original Lyrics:
Baby you touched a-my soul now
Woman don't let go now
Andy Gibb's, "I Just Want to Be Your Everything"
Misheard Lyrics:
If I stay here without you, darling, how would I?
Original Lyrics:
If I stay here without you, darling, I would die
Andy Gibb's, "Shadow Dancing"
Misheard Lyrics:
I was checking your erection
Original Lyrics:
I was chasing your direction
Bee Gees', "Night Fever"
Misheard Lyrics:
We are Allen Ludden
Original Lyrics:
We know how to do it
Electric Light Orchestra's, "Evil Woman"
Misheard Lyrics:
The Lever Brothers
Original Lyrics:
Evil woman
Elton John's, "Rocket Man"
Misheard Lyrics:
Burnin' down the strings the hair is on
Original Lyrics:
Burnin' his fuse up here alone.
Glen Campbell's, "Rhinestone Cowboy"
Misheard Lyrics:
An awful's coming over the phone.
Original Lyrics:
And offers coming over the phone
Jackson 5's, "I Want You Back"
Misheard Lyrics:
Oh, baby, give me a pair of pants
Original Lyrics:
Oh, baby, give me one more chance
Lou Reed's, "Walk On the Wild Side"
Misheard Lyrics:
F***ed her eyebrows on the way
Original Lyrics:
Plucked her eyebrows on the way
Maria Muldaur's, "Midnight at the Oasis"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'll be your ballet dancer
Original Lyrics:
I'll be your belly dancer
Poco's, "Crazy Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's Athens all the time
Original Lyrics:
It happens all the time
Robert John's, "The Lion Sleeps Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics:
We are on the way
Original Lyrics:
Ee-oh-mum-oh-weh
Stevie Wonder's, "Superstition"
Misheard Lyrics:
My name on the wall
Original Lyrics:
Writing on the wall
The Temptations', "Ball of Confusion"
Misheard Lyrics:
That's what the word is today
Original Lyrics:
That's what the world is today
Van Morrison's, "Crazy Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
And the end is over every time she smiles
Original Lyrics:
And the heaven's over every time she smiles
 
1980s
AC/DC's, "Dirty Deeds (Done Dirt Cheap)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Dirty deeds, dunder gee
Original Lyrics:
Dirty deeds and they're done dirt cheap.
Chicago's, "Will You Still Love Me?"
Misheard Lyrics:
Deep inside I'm always new
Original Lyrics:
Deep inside I always knew
Chris deBurgh's, "The Lady in Red"
Misheard Lyrics:
Maybe I'm dead
Original Lyrics:
the lady in red
Cliff Richard's, "We Don't Talk Anymore"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's a pony, and he don't talk anymore
Original Lyrics:
It's so funny why we don't talk anymore
Deacon Blue's, "Love and Regret"
Misheard Lyrics:
Your ways are tender and your arse is straight
Original Lyrics:
Your ways are tender and your paths are straight
Electric Light Orchestra's, "Hold On Tight"
Misheard Lyrics:
Au Bon Pain
Original Lyrics:
hold on tight
Gladys Knight and the Pips', "Love Overboard"
Misheard Lyrics:
Not off the board
Original Lyrics:
love overboard
Jack Wagner's, "All I Need"
Misheard Lyrics:
And now I'm not so sure just where there's Spam
Original Lyrics:
And now I'm not so sure just where I stand
Pat Benatar's, "Heartbreaker"
Misheard Lyrics:
The effects of a winner
Original Lyrics:
The invincible winner
Misheard Lyrics:
We was rapping for the pickle-toed chili, my man
Original Lyrics:
We was rapping for the people, cold chilling bopping.
The Kinks', "Come Dancing"
Misheard Lyrics:
Just like
Original Lyrics:
Just died
The Pointer Sisters', "He's So Shy"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's a shock
Original Lyrics:
He's so shy
Toto's, "Africa"
Misheard Lyrics:
I taste the rain down in Africa.
Original Lyrics:
I bless the rains down in Africa.
 
1990s
Alice in Chains', "Man in the Box"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm the dog who can speak
Original Lyrics:
I'm the dog who gets beat
George Michael's, "Freedom '90"
Misheard Lyrics:
Beagle
Original Lyrics:
Freedom
Inner Circle's, "Sweat"
Misheard Lyrics:
Girl, I want to make you sleep
Original Lyrics:
Girl, I want to make you sweat
Movie Scripts', "Toy Story 2"
Misheard Lyrics:
Oh, it's just a pop scene
Original Lyrics:
Oh, it's just a popped seam
New Radicals', "You Get What You Give"
Misheard Lyrics:
MCA, big bankers buying
Original Lyrics:
FDA, big bankers buying
Sarah McLachlan's, "Adia"
Misheard Lyrics:
You keep me hangin' on
Original Lyrics:
Believe me, Adia
The Beautiful South's, "Song for Whoever"
Misheard Lyrics:
So let me talk about melons, sad Stalin
Original Lyrics:
So let me talk about Mary, a sad story
Ultraspank's, "Fired"
Misheard Lyrics:
Plastic face swine
Original Lyrics:
Crash it to the baseline
Ultraspank's, "Fired"
Misheard Lyrics:
Say we wanna f**k it up
Original Lyrics:
Tell me when it f**king hurts
Wesley Willis Fiasco's, "Girls on Film"
Misheard Lyrics:
Take me up like a s***ting star
Original Lyrics:
Take me up like a shooting star
 
2000s
Enya's, "Only Time"
Misheard Lyrics:
Hakeem Olajuwon
Original Lyrics:
Night keeps all your love
Evanescence's, "Call Me When You're Sober"
Misheard Lyrics:
If you left me
You would be here with me
Original Lyrics:
If you loved me
You would be here with me
Flo Rida featuring Ke$ha's, "Right Round"
Misheard Lyrics:
You steal my hat right on, right on
Original Lyrics:
You spin my head right round, right round
Kanye West's, "Golddigger"
Misheard Lyrics:
She gives me mornings with hominy
Original Lyrics:
She gives me money when I'm in need
Las Ketchup's, "The Ketchup Song"
Misheard Lyrics:
I said a hey ha a hey emme emme
No ma say me no ma hami yummy
Mimi say me no mami
Original Lyrics:
Aserejé ja de jé de jebe
Tu de jebere sebiunouva
Majabi an de bugui
An de buididipí.
They Might Be Giants', "Experimental Film"
Misheard Lyrics:
Which, after figuring out, your face implodes
Original Lyrics:
Which I’m still figuring out
Your face implodes
 
2010s
Commercial's, "Trelegy"
Misheard Lyrics:
Trilogy, counting 1-2-3
Original Lyrics:
Trelegy, the power of 1-2-3

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